Head to head

GU Energy Liquid Energy vs Precision Fuel & Hydration PF 90 Gel

Both verified against their manufacturer source and scored on the same fueling evidence. Highlighted cells are the stronger number for racing.

GU Energy Liquid EnergyPrecision Fuel & Hydration PF 90 Gel
RC Science Score92 /100100 /100
Carbohydrate20 g90 g
Sodium75 mg0 mg
Caffeine0 mg0 mg
Protein
Glucose:fructose2.00 :1
Cost per serving$2.50$6.66
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What an hour on each looks like — and the two together

Specs tell you what is in a serving. This tells you how many servings an hour hit your target, what that delivers, what the race costs, and what you would carry. Set your own target from the finder and it follows you here.

Servings per hour to hit the target, what that delivers, and what you would carry.
GU Energy Liquid Energy
3 × Liquid Energy / hr
60 gcarbs / hr
225 mgsodium / hr
caffeine / hr
$30.00for the race
🎒 12 gels of GU Energy Liquid Energy
3 gels an hour of Liquid Energy is more than most stomachs take. Move part of the carbs to a drink mix.
Precision Fuel & Hydration PF 90 Gel
0.7 × PF 90 Gel / hr
63 gcarbs / hr
0 mgsodium / hr
caffeine / hr
$18.80for the race
🎒 3 gels of Precision Fuel & Hydration PF 90 Gel
Combo: Liquid Energy + PF 90 Gel (half each)
1.5 × Liquid Energy / hr
0.3 × PF 90 Gel / hr
57 gcarbs / hr
113 mgsodium / hr
caffeine / hr
$23.20for the race
🎒 6 gels of GU Energy Liquid Energy
🎒 2 gels of Precision Fuel & Hydration PF 90 Gel

Sodium and caffeine show what these products deliver at that rate. Your caffeine dose comes from the caffeine tool, and the drink-mix tool checks a bottle's concentration.

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